Photography

The process of making pictures by recording light on a light-sensitive film or sensor. Photography is used by the fashion industry to present images of garments for promotional purposes. The resulting images often present conceptual attitudes and narratives intended to convey certain attributes to the collection or garment, particularly in images taken for magazines such as those presented here.

Placket

Layers of fabric that cover an opening, typically found at the neck, waist or sleeve of a garment. Plackets may contain or hide fasteners and aid in their undoing. For example, pulling on a placket will undo the poppers it covers.

Plaid

A patterned, woolen cloth with repeat horizontal and vertical blocks of colour such as tartan. Pictured is a plaid jacket with shirt and breeches in cotton and wool created by British designer Vivienne Westwood in the early 1980s.